New Seven-year Term Limit For President, MPs, MCAs and Governors Proposed

New Seven-year Term Limit For President, MPs, MCAs and Governors Proposed

New Seven-year Term Limit For President, MPs, MCAs and Governors Proposed by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, is now set for introduction in the Senate for first reading.

The proposed law increases the term of service for the President, MPs, MCAs and governors to seven years.

The Bill Reads,”The Bill proposes to amend Article 136 of the Constitution, which provides for election of the President, to increase the term of President from five years to seven years,”

The Bill seeks to amend Articles 101, 177 and 180 of the Constitution to extend the terms of MPs, senators, MCAs and governors to seven years.

The Bill also creates the office of the Prime Minister similar to the proposals in the National Dialogue Committee and the Building Bridges Initiative reports.

It states that the President shall appoint the Prime Minister from among the members of Parliament.

“The Prime Minister shall be the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties in Parliament,” the Bill says.

It further seeks to enhance the powers of the Senate by giving it the exclusive mandate to vet some state officers.

It Reads, “This Bill therefore seeks to increase the parliamentary role of the Senate by addressing the issues that have hampered the implementation of the constitution,”

Specifically, the Bill amends Articles 152, 156 157, 166, 215, 228, 229, 245 and 250 of the Constitution to assign the responsibility of approval for appointment of various state officers between the Senate and the National Assembly.

The Senate, the Bill states, shall vet and approve for appointment Cabinet secretaries, the Attorney General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Chief Justice and judges.

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